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Table 247  Degree-granting institutions of higher education and branches, by type, control of institution, and state: 1997-98

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                      |      |  All  |       Public 4-year institutions               |      |  All  |       Private 4-year institutions             |Private
                      |      |public |________________________________________________|Public|private|_______________________________________________|2-year
 State or other area  |Total |insti- |Total|   Re-   |Doctor-|  Mas-  |Bacca- |Other  |2-year|insti- |Total |  Re-  |Doctor-|  Mas-  |Bacca- |Other  |
                      |      |tutions|     |search\1\| al\2\ |ter's\3\| laur- |  4-   |      |tutions|      |search\| al\2\ |ter's\3\| laur- |  4-   |
                      |      |       |     |         |       |        |eate\4\|year\5\|      |       |      |       |       |        |eate\4\|year\5\|
______________________|______|_______|_____|_________|_______|________|_______|_______|______|_______|______|_______|_______|________|_______|_______|_______
          1           |  2   |   3   |  4  |    5    |   6   |   7    |   8   |   9   |  10  |  11   |  12  |  13   |  14   |   15   |  16   |  17   |  18
______________________|______|_______|_____|_________|_______|________|_______|_______|______|_______|______|_______|_______|________|_______|_______|_______
   United States .....|4,064 | 1,707 | 615 |      85 |    66 |    278 |   116 |    70 |1,092 | 2,357 |1,694 |    40 |    49 |    291 |   686 |   628 |   663
                      |______|_______|_____|_________|_______|________|_______|_______|______|_______|______|_______|_______|________|_______|_______|_______
Alabama ..............|   79 |    49 |  18 |       2 |     2 |     13 |     1 |     0 |   31 |    30 |   20 |     0 |     0 |      4 |    12 |     4 |    10
Alaska ...............|    8 |     4 |   3 |       0 |     1 |      2 |     0 |     0 |    1 |     4 |    3 |     0 |     0 |      1 |     1 |     1 |     1
Arizona ..............|   67 |    25 |   5 |       2 |     1 |      1 |     0 |     1 |   20 |    42 |   20 |     0 |     0 |      2 |     8 |    10 |    22
Arkansas .............|   47 |    33 |  10 |       1 |     0 |      6 |     2 |     1 |   23 |    14 |   10 |     0 |     0 |      1 |     8 |     1 |     4
California ...........|  396 |   141 |  32 |       9 |     1 |     19 |     0 |     3 |  109 |   255 |  182 |     3 |     9 |     33 |    38 |    99 |    73
                      |      |       |     |         |       |        |       |       |      |       |      |       |       |        |       |       |
Colorado .............|   70 |    28 |  13 |       2 |     3 |      2 |     5 |     1 |   15 |    42 |   24 |     0 |     1 |      3 |    10 |    10 |    18
Connecticut ..........|   42 |    18 |   6 |       1 |     0 |      4 |     0 |     1 |   12 |    24 |   19 |     1 |     0 |      7 |     6 |     5 |     5
Delaware .............|   10 |     5 |   2 |       1 |     0 |      1 |     0 |     0 |    3 |     5 |    4 |     0 |     0 |      2 |     1 |     1 |     1
District of Columbia .|   17 |     2 |   2 |       0 |     0 |      1 |     0 |     1 |    0 |    15 |   15 |     3 |     2 |      3 |     2 |     5 |     0
Florida ..............|  140 |    38 |  10 |       3 |     3 |      3 |     0 |     1 |   28 |   102 |   61 |     1 |     2 |     11 |    26 |    21 |    41
                      |      |       |     |         |       |        |       |       |      |       |      |       |       |        |       |       |
Georgia ..............|  104 |    56 |  20 |       2 |     1 |     12 |     2 |     3 |   36 |    48 |   41 |     1 |     2 |      2 |    22 |    14 |     7
Hawaii ...............|   20 |    10 |   3 |       1 |     0 |      0 |     2 |     0 |    7 |    10 |    7 |     0 |     0 |      2 |     1 |     4 |     3
Idaho ................|   15 |     7 |   4 |       1 |     1 |      1 |     1 |     0 |    3 |     8 |    5 |     0 |     0 |      0 |     4 |     1 |     3
Illinois .............|  172 |    61 |  12 |       3 |     2 |      7 |     0 |     0 |   49 |   111 |   94 |     2 |     3 |     15 |    33 |    41 |    17
Indiana ..............|   96 |    28 |  14 |       2 |     3 |      7 |     2 |     0 |   14 |    68 |   41 |     1 |     0 |      6 |    23 |    11 |    27
                      |      |       |     |         |       |        |       |       |      |       |      |       |       |        |       |       |
Iowa .................|   64 |    20 |   3 |       2 |     0 |      1 |     0 |     0 |   17 |    44 |   37 |     0 |     0 |      5 |    26 |     6 |     7
Kansas ...............|   59 |    33 |  10 |       2 |     1 |      4 |     1 |     2 |   23 |    26 |   21 |     0 |     0 |      5 |    13 |     3 |     5
Kentucky .............|   63 |    22 |   8 |       1 |     1 |      6 |     0 |     0 |   14 |    41 |   27 |     0 |     0 |      4 |    15 |     8 |    14
Louisiana ............|   85 |    63 |  14 |       1 |     3 |      9 |     0 |     1 |   49 |    22 |   12 |     1 |     0 |      3 |     4 |     4 |    10
Maine ................|   35 |    15 |   8 |       0 |     1 |      1 |     5 |     1 |    7 |    20 |   13 |     0 |     1 |      1 |     7 |     4 |     7
                      |      |       |     |         |       |        |       |       |      |       |      |       |       |        |       |       |
Maryland .............|   58 |    33 |  13 |       1 |     1 |      9 |     1 |     1 |   20 |    25 |   22 |     1 |     0 |      4 |     7 |    10 |     3
Massachusetts ........|  129 |    33 |  15 |       1 |     1 |      8 |     2 |     3 |   18 |    96 |   83 |     6 |     3 |     12 |    26 |    36 |    13
Michigan .............|  110 |    44 |  15 |       3 |     2 |     10 |     0 |     0 |   29 |    66 |   59 |     0 |     2 |      6 |    19 |    32 |     7
Minnesota ............|  115 |    57 |  11 |       1 |     0 |      6 |     4 |     0 |   46 |    58 |   38 |     0 |     1 |      4 |    16 |    17 |    20
Mississippi ..........|   46 |    31 |   9 |       2 |     1 |      3 |     2 |     1 |   22 |    15 |   11 |     0 |     0 |      2 |     5 |     4 |     4
                      |      |       |     |         |       |        |       |       |      |       |      |       |       |        |       |       |
Missouri..............|  112 |    33 |  13 |       1 |     3 |      6 |     2 |     1 |   20 |    79 |   59 |     2 |     0 |      9 |    20 |    28 |    20
Montana ..............|   28 |    18 |   6 |       0 |     2 |      3 |     1 |     0 |   12 |    10 |    5 |     0 |     0 |      0 |     4 |     1 |     5
Nebraska .............|   37 |    16 |   7 |       1 |     0 |      4 |     1 |     1 |    9 |    21 |   16 |     0 |     0 |      2 |     9 |     5 |     5
Nevada ...............|   14 |     6 |   2 |       0 |     1 |      1 |     0 |     0 |    4 |     8 |    3 |     0 |     0 |      0 |     1 |     2 |     5
New Hampshire ........|   26 |     9 |   5 |       0 |     1 |      2 |     2 |     0 |    4 |    17 |   14 |     0 |     2 |      2 |     6 |     4 |     3
                      |      |       |     |         |       |        |       |       |      |       |      |       |       |        |       |       |
New Jersey ...........|   59 |    33 |  14 |       1 |     2 |      7 |     3 |     1 |   19 |    26 |   20 |     1 |     2 |      5 |     6 |     6 |     6
New Mexico ...........|   44 |    27 |   6 |       2 |     0 |      3 |     0 |     1 |   21 |    17 |   14 |     0 |     0 |      1 |     7 |     6 |     3
New York .............|  319 |    89 |  42 |       3 |     3 |     19 |     8 |     9 |   47 |   230 |  170 |     8 |     9 |     29 |    49 |    75 |    60
North Carolina .......|  121 |    74 |  16 |       2 |     1 |      9 |     3 |     1 |   58 |    47 |   43 |     1 |     1 |      7 |    28 |     6 |     4
North Dakota .........|   21 |    15 |   6 |       0 |     2 |      1 |     3 |     0 |    9 |     6 |    4 |     0 |     0 |      1 |     1 |     2 |     2
                      |      |       |     |         |       |        |       |       |      |       |      |       |       |        |       |       |
Ohio .................|  177 |    63 |  27 |       4 |     6 |      1 |    13 |     3 |   36 |   114 |   67 |     1 |     1 |     11 |    32 |    22 |    47
Oklahoma .............|   46 |    30 |  14 |       2 |     0 |      6 |     4 |     2 |   16 |    16 |   14 |     0 |     1 |      4 |     5 |     4 |     2
Oregon ...............|   54 |    25 |   8 |       2 |     1 |      2 |     1 |     2 |   17 |    29 |   26 |     0 |     0 |      4 |    11 |    11 |     3
Pennsylvania .........|  253 |    66 |  45 |       3 |     2 |     16 |    21 |     3 |   21 |   187 |  101 |     3 |     3 |     19 |    44 |    32 |    86
Rhode Island .........|   12 |     3 |   2 |       1 |     0 |      1 |     0 |     0 |    1 |     9 |    9 |     1 |     0 |      1 |     3 |     4 |     0
                      |      |       |     |         |       |        |       |       |      |       |      |       |       |        |       |       |
South Carolina .......|   61 |    33 |  12 |       2 |     0 |      6 |     3 |     1 |   21 |    28 |   23 |     0 |     0 |      2 |    18 |     3 |     5
South Dakota .........|   25 |    14 |   8 |       0 |     1 |      2 |     2 |     3 |    6 |    11 |   10 |     0 |     0 |      0 |     7 |     3 |     1
Tennessee ............|   83 |    24 |  10 |       1 |     3 |      5 |     0 |     1 |   14 |    59 |   44 |     1 |     0 |      5 |    26 |    12 |    15
Texas ................|  194 |   109 |  41 |       4 |     6 |     22 |     2 |     7 |   68 |    85 |   56 |     1 |     3 |     14 |    20 |    18 |    29
Utah .................|   21 |     9 |   5 |       2 |     0 |      1 |     2 |     0 |    4 |    12 |    4 |     1 |     0 |      2 |     1 |     0 |     8
                      |      |       |     |         |       |        |       |       |      |       |      |       |       |        |       |       |
Vermont ..............|   25 |     6 |   5 |       1 |     0 |      2 |     2 |     0 |    1 |    19 |   15 |     0 |     0 |      3 |    10 |     2 |     4
Virginia .............|   92 |    39 |  15 |       3 |     3 |      6 |     3 |     0 |   24 |    53 |   40 |     0 |     0 |     13 |    19 |     8 |    13
Washington ...........|   72 |    41 |   8 |       2 |     0 |      5 |     1 |     0 |   33 |    31 |   26 |     0 |     0 |     11 |     3 |    12 |     5
West Virginia.........|   34 |    17 |  13 |       1 |     0 |      1 |     9 |     2 |    4 |    17 |   10 |     0 |     0 |      3 |     6 |     1 |     7
Wisconsin ............|   66 |    32 |  13 |       2 |     0 |     11 |     0 |     0 |   19 |    34 |   32 |     0 |     1 |      5 |    17 |     9 |     2
Wyoming ..............|    9 |     8 |   1 |       1 |     0 |      0 |     0 |     0 |    7 |     1 |    0 |     0 |     0 |      0 |     0 |     0 |     1
                      |      |       |     |         |       |        |       |       |      |       |      |       |       |        |       |       |
U.S. Service Schools .|   12 |    12 |  11 |       0 |     0 |      0 |     0 |    11 |    1 |     0 |    0 |     0 |     0 |      0 |     0 |     0 |     0
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   Outlying areas ....|   79 |    27 |  15 |       0 |     1 |      4 |     6 |     4 |   12 |    52 |   37 |     0 |     0 |      6 |    18 |    13 |    15
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American Samoa .......|    1 |     1 |   0 |       0 |     0 |      0 |     0 |     0 |    1 |     0 |    0 |     0 |     0 |      0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Federated States of   |      |       |     |         |       |        |       |       |      |       |      |       |       |        |       |       |
  Micronesia .........|    5 |     5 |   0 |       0 |     0 |      0 |     0 |     0 |    5 |     0 |    0 |     0 |     0 |      0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Guam .................|    2 |     2 |   1 |       0 |     0 |      1 |     0 |     0 |    1 |     0 |    0 |     0 |     0 |      0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Marshall Islands .....|    1 |     1 |   0 |       0 |     0 |      0 |     0 |     0 |    1 |     0 |    0 |     0 |     0 |      0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Northern Marianas ....|    1 |     1 |   0 |       0 |     0 |      0 |     0 |     0 |    1 |     0 |    0 |     0 |     0 |      0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Palau ................|    1 |     1 |   0 |       0 |     0 |      0 |     0 |     0 |    1 |     0 |    0 |     0 |     0 |      0 |     0 |     0 |     0
Puerto Rico ..........|   66 |    14 |  12 |       0 |     1 |      1 |     6 |     4 |    2 |    52 |   37 |     0 |     0 |      6 |    18 |    13 |    15
Virgin Islands .......|    2 |     2 |   2 |       0 |     0 |      2 |     0 |     0 |    0 |     0 |    0 |     0 |     0 |      0 |     0 |     0 |     0
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\1\Research institutions are commited to graduate education through the doctorate, give high priority to research and receive more than $15.5 million in federal research funds annually.
\2\Doctoral institutions offer a full range of baccalaureate programs and are committed to eduation through the doctorate. They award at least 40 doctoral degrees annually in 5 or more disciplines.
\3\Master's institutions offer a full range of baccalaureate programs and are committed to education through the master's degree. They award at least 20 master's degrees per year.
\4\Baccalaureate institutions primarily emphasize undergraduate education.
\5\Other specialized 4-year institutions award degrees primarily in single fields of study, such as medicine, business, fine arts, theology and engineering. Also, includes some institutions which have 4-year programs, but have not reported sufficient data to identify program category. NOTE.
--New institutions which do not have sufficient data to report by detailed level are included under "other 4-year" or 2-year depending on level reported by institution.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Institutional Characteristics, 1997-98" survey. (This table was prepared July 1999.)


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